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Victor Borge

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Victor Borge.

Luxury: Not paying tax or insurance

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Mon 27 May 1957 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 40 in G minor

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Nights Dream Overture

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch

  • Richard Strauss

    Ein Heldenleben

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Clemens Krauss

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Performer: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic.

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • B茅la Bart贸k - Sonata for Solo Violin

    Soloist: Ivry Gitlis

  • Winston Churchill

    The War Of The Unknown Warriors

  • Maurice Ravel

    La Valse

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Luxury Choice

    • Not paying tax or insurance

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Victor Borge

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 May 1957 13:10
    Home Service

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